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Most Linux distros are provided as an ISO, which is a disc image. If you intend to apply that disc image to a disc (eg: CD, DVD, etc), you can use any disc burning tool that supports the ISO format, and the type of disc you're using. It doesn't matter what OS the program is run under.

I almost always burn my Linux discs (eg: Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc) under Windows, though I don't usually use Windows built-in burning application as I have other software installed for handling such things.

When creating a bootable link distro on a disk should you use a cd/dvd creator from linux or will one built for windows work as well.

The one in 7 Windows and up works well

How to burn ISO image using Windows Burn Disk Image.

Notice: This applies only to Windows 7 and Windows 8, earlier versions do not have this.

1. Place a blank CD or DVD in the tray of your optical drive and close the tray.

2. After you have downloaded the ISO image you want to burn right click on the Start orb, then choose Windows Explorer.

3. When Explorer opens click on Downloads in the left pane. Scroll down till you find the ISO file you want and double click on it. Click on Burn Disk Image.

4. In the image below you will see Disk burner:, this should be set to the optical drive you want to use. Click on Verify disc after burning if you want to Windows to verity the disc image after burn. Click on burn.

5. In the image below you can see that the green progress bar, when the image is finished burning the bar will be filled.

6. After the image has completed being burned click on Close.

Edited by NickAu, 06 March 2016 - 09:20 PM.

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First of all, as DiemosChaos said, nothing is wrong with buying an install disc. However, if you have a slow internet connection I would recommend using a download manager, e.g. Free Download Manager, Internet Download Manager, EagleGet, etc. With a download manager, you can pause a download if it doesn't complete in one day, and resume the next day. Also, burning an ISO isn't troublesome at all. If you use a program like Free ISO Burner that's dedicated to burning ISOs and nothing else, it's a breeze.